Comments on: Managing Expectations http://averageadam.com/2007/06/26/managing-expectations/ The personal blog of a happily mediocre "adult" Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:17:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sergey http://averageadam.com/2007/06/26/managing-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Sergey Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:22:11 +0000 http://adamhewgill.com/blog/2007/06/26/managing-expectations/#comment-58 It's actually kind of amusing that their profits aren't actually that far down, and in some cases they're making way more money. It's just down in places where no one cares about anymore (CD sales). If I buy a CD, step 1 will always be to place it into my computer, since I lack a CD player at this point and to either play it, then rip it or rip it then play it. Of course that assumes I bought the CD, in most cases I don't. I've failed to find and purchase the last 3 CDs I wanted, because they weren't really available and some of them would have to be special order and I don't care to pay $20+ for a musical CD *and* go through a hassle. Digital media, hi! I can't begin to explain how awesome allofmp3.com was, even if not entirely legitimate according to RIAA (but then again not like they haven't lied before). Even if an entirely legitimate copy of allof came out with prices doubled I would still use it. Because that's how awesome I think it was. As it stands, DRM music is just too bad, plus I don't like the hoops of most of the services, so *.torrent(s) here I come, because it's easier. Thanks RIAA for sucking. It’s actually kind of amusing that their profits aren’t actually that far down, and in some cases they’re making way more money. It’s just down in places where no one cares about anymore (CD sales). If I buy a CD, step 1 will always be to place it into my computer, since I lack a CD player at this point and to either play it, then rip it or rip it then play it.

Of course that assumes I bought the CD, in most cases I don’t. I’ve failed to find and purchase the last 3 CDs I wanted, because they weren’t really available and some of them would have to be special order and I don’t care to pay $20+ for a musical CD *and* go through a hassle.

Digital media, hi! I can’t begin to explain how awesome allofmp3.com was, even if not entirely legitimate according to RIAA (but then again not like they haven’t lied before). Even if an entirely legitimate copy of allof came out with prices doubled I would still use it. Because that’s how awesome I think it was.

As it stands, DRM music is just too bad, plus I don’t like the hoops of most of the services, so *.torrent(s) here I come, because it’s easier. Thanks RIAA for sucking.

]]> By: Mujibar http://averageadam.com/2007/06/26/managing-expectations/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Mujibar Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:12:08 +0000 http://adamhewgill.com/blog/2007/06/26/managing-expectations/#comment-59 I didn't even know about this protest until you mentioned it. I hope the RIAA noticed it. In all likelihood, however, they didn't, and it won't do a damn thing. I do agree 100% with your post, however. The RIAA is too greedy and should be shut down by the even more greedy US government. See? Don't you love the US? I didn’t even know about this protest until you mentioned it. I hope the RIAA noticed it. In all likelihood, however, they didn’t, and it won’t do a damn thing.

I do agree 100% with your post, however. The RIAA is too greedy and should be shut down by the even more greedy US government. See? Don’t you love the US?

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